“This is a favorite Filipino vegetable dish, although the slightly bitter taste of bitter melon needs a lot of getting used to. Cooking it this way lightens the bitter taste.” - by lola
Ingredients
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Original recipe yields 5 servings
Directions
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the onion and garlic in the hot oil until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Mix the pork into the onion and garlic; cook until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir the prawns into the mixture and cook until no longer translucent, about 5 minutes more. Add the tomatoes; season with salt and pepper. Continue cooking until the tomatoes soften, about 5 minutes. Stir the bitter melon through the mixture and cook until the melon is tender, about 5 minutes. Serve hot.
Nutrition
Amount Per Serving (5 total)
- Calories
- 159 cal
- 8%
- Fat
- 8.4 g
- 13%
- Carbs
- 4.5 g
- 1%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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"Bitter melon is different but good to stabilize blood sugar. I added ginger, didn't have tomato and used "patis" instead of using shrimp. Boiled bitter melon first to remove some of the bitterness; ..." See moreused vegetable broth to simmer and marry flavors. Also added black bean garlic sauce. My husband liked it."
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